Solange croons on this melancholic soul tune about her desire to escape the pain that is present in her life. The singer tries drinking, dancing, shopping, keeping herself busy - anything to help her move on, but those "metal clouds" won't go away.
The track dates back to 2008 when R&B producer and frequent collaborator Raphael Saadiq sent Solange the drums that inspired her to pen the song. She recalled in an Instagram post: "It was 8 years ago Raphael Saadiq handed me a CD with a few instrumentals. One was just drums, strings, and bass. I went home and wrote 'Cranes' that night in my hotel room. When I finished writing and creating A Seat At A Table in a little house in New Iberia, Louisiana…..I revisited 'Cranes' once again. I called Raphael that night and asked if he would help me to elevate the production on a few of the other songs of the album to see their fullest potential. I am so happy eight years later Cranes is finally out in the world."
The music video was directed by Solange herself and her husband, Alan Ferguson. The stunning backdrops were shot in the singer's new home in New Orleans, the deserts of her home state, Texas, and the mountains of New Mexico.
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